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Friday, March 13, 2015

How Many Companion Animals Were Killed in 2014?

The companion animals listed below represent only a sampling of reported fatal attacks on companion animals during a recent, brief (2 month) period. For the full story see How many other animals did pit bulls kill in 2014?1

February 12, 2015; Turtle, WITown of Turtle donkey dies after pit bull attackHannewall said she hired a lawyer after the donkey was attacked in the early morning hours of Jan. 31. She found out that a municipality cannot even try to have an animal put to death until the animal has caused damage at least twice. "He was a very sweet little donkey," said Hannewall.

February 6, 2015; Keizer (Marion County) ORPit bull kills small dog in McNary EstatesAn aggressive pit bull got away last Saturday, Jan. 31 after attacking a small dog and three humans in the McNary Estates area.

February 4, 2015; Galliano, LAGalliano man says dogs killed his goats. . . a neighbor called to tell him that dogs were in his pasture attacking Bubba, sire of his goat herd that was worth $2,500. Chouest was breeding the goats to be smaller than average so they could more easily be kept as pets. “We can’t replace what we lost today,” he said. “That dog killed eight years of work.”

Definitions:
SRUV uses the definition of "pit bull" as found in the Omaha Municipal Code Section 6-163. As pit bulls are increasingly crossed with exotic mastiffs, Catahoula Leopard Dogs and other breeds, the vernacular definition of "pit bull" must be made even more inclusive.

Sources cited by news media sometimes refer to "Animal Advocates" or sometimes "Experts." In many cases these words are used to refer to single-purpose pit bull advocates who have never advocated for any other breeds or species of animals. Media would be more accurate to refer to these pit bull advocates as advocates of fighting breeds.

Similarly, in many cases pit bull advocates refer to themselves as "dog lovers" or "canine advocates" and media often accepts this usage. The majority of these pit bull advocates are single-purpose advocates of fighting breeds.

Statistics:
Statistics quoted on SRUV are from the nation's authoritative source for current dog attack statistics, the 30+ year, continuously updated Dog attack deaths and maimings, U.S. & Canada.View or download the current PDF